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sempervive

sempervive noun: a succulent plant, the houseleek.

Noun

sempervive (plural sempervives)

  1. A succulent plant, the houseleek.

Forms of sempervive

pluralsempervives

Origin of sempervive

From Latin semperviva, sempervivum, from sempervivus (“ever-living”), from semper (“always”) + vivus (“living”).

Questions about sempervive

What does sempervive mean?
Sempervive means a succulent plant, the houseleek.
What part of speech is sempervive?
Sempervive is a noun.
What is the plural of sempervive?
The plural of sempervive is sempervives.

Words near sempervive in the dictionary

  1. semperidentical
  2. semperjuvenescent
  3. semperlenity
  4. sempervirent
  5. sempervirid
  6. sempervive
  7. sempervives
  8. sempervivum
  9. sempervivums
  10. sempitan
  11. sempitans

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